Jan 8, 2016 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Interviews Features and Reviews
This book feature is part of a blog tour organized by 4WillsPublishing. Join me and author D.M. Cain, as she explains her fascination with ravens. Why is there always a ‘Raven’ in my books? The raven: A stunningly majestic bird, imbued with both power and grace....
Dec 13, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Quirky Claus meets gnomes, an annoyed reindeer, an agitated armadillo, and a cute wombat. Oh, and did I mention the penguins, sharks, fish, and other critters? Quirky Claus: The Masterfully Madcap Mishaps of an Impossibly Incompetent Santa by Sebastian White is a...
Dec 10, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
The University of Florida recently announced a new book, aimed at giving people guidelines on how to communicate well in writing. Yellowlees Douglas is an associate professor of management communication at the University of Florida. She wrote The Reader’s Brain: How...
Nov 4, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
You may remember the charming Celine Jeanjean from my recent post, A Perfect Blurb. Having read Pearseus: Rise of the Prince, Celine interviewed me, asking some great questions about the true story of the Grecopersian wars; my inspiration behind Pearseus. We ended up...
Oct 13, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Rise by Brian Guthrie is one of the books I’ve been looking forward to read. His topic is highly original – a world where people are forced to live in bubbles that shield them from death. Only, the technology surrounding their world is crumbling, no one...
Oct 6, 2015 | Entertainment, Interviews Features and Reviews
Every week, the Rave Reviews Book Club (RRBC) promotes two authors through their PushTuesday/PushWeek programs. This week, it was the turn of Harsh Prey by Joe Stephens, a mystery thriller about a man’s gambling addiction and a couple’s attempt to save him...
Oct 1, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Ali Isaac needs no introduction. Still, I’m going to give her one, as I’m terribly fond of this remarkable author, with a silver tongue and a hand to match. She recently launched Legends of Ireland; her third book in her Conor Kelly YA fantasy series. Or,...
Sep 25, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Author Philippa Rees has interviewed me for her fascinating blog, Careless Talk- the blog of things related to her book, Involution-An Odyssey. Unusually enough, she was interested not in my writing, but in the life that lies behind it. The interview was great fun, so...
Sep 12, 2015 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Interviews Features and Reviews
My author friend C.S. Boyack is launching his first collection of short stories, called The Experimental Notebook of C. S. Boyack. This is a project that has special meaning for me, as you will see. Craig has sent his spokesmodel, Lisa Burton, around to do guest...
Sep 7, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Instead of an interview, I have decided to introduce my friend Philippa Rees through her work. Set in South Africa, ‘Looking for Lucas’ is a fictionalised true story based on her experiences at University circa 1957. It was a finalist in the Rubery Short...